More details from Alderman Kirkman’s procession. The titles indicating the various volunteer a
More details from Alderman Kirkman’s procession. The titles indicating the various volunteer associations in the procession also indicate their uniforms:London Association: Scarlet faced black, silver lace.Fleet Street Association: White faced blue and blue faced red.Castle Baynard W. Association: Presumably the same.Newgate Street Association: White faced with orange.Alderman’s (Cheap Ward) Association: Red faced with Green.Also pictured are two bands of musick, the fifes and drums (who wear hats, as opposed to bearskins), and a mounted band. -- source link
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